Hi
I seem to have a brown algae problem in three different tanks. Same water supply. I am not sure if my inexpensive E Bay LED lights are causing it.
I have a hospital tank with a baby air water in it. I added one of these in expensive LED lights to it and within for five days begin seeing the brown algae on the glass. The hospital tank has been running for two months with no issues, until I added that light.
The other two tanks are 75 gallon partially planted at a 90 gallon partially planted. The problem is the brown algae growing on my plants. I continue to rub them off but they grow back.
I have reduced my feeding. I have added a UV sterilizer. I also am controlling the light. Nothing seems to be helping. The 75 gallon tank sees very limited amount of LED light. It is in the room with no windows. I leave a small 100 W lightbulb on the other side of the room so it's not totally dark for the fish.
T
My water parameters are zero, zero, 30. Temperature is 80°. I have not checked my phosphorus. I am sure they must be high.
I am doing a 50% water change every week.
There is another thread here:
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/brown-algae-easy-fix.682001/#post-7674080
I am wondering if these chemicals ( FLOURISHEXCELL + ROWAPHOS) are safe for my fish. I do not want to kill my fish.
Thx
Eddie
I seem to have a brown algae problem in three different tanks. Same water supply. I am not sure if my inexpensive E Bay LED lights are causing it.
I have a hospital tank with a baby air water in it. I added one of these in expensive LED lights to it and within for five days begin seeing the brown algae on the glass. The hospital tank has been running for two months with no issues, until I added that light.
The other two tanks are 75 gallon partially planted at a 90 gallon partially planted. The problem is the brown algae growing on my plants. I continue to rub them off but they grow back.
I have reduced my feeding. I have added a UV sterilizer. I also am controlling the light. Nothing seems to be helping. The 75 gallon tank sees very limited amount of LED light. It is in the room with no windows. I leave a small 100 W lightbulb on the other side of the room so it's not totally dark for the fish.
T
My water parameters are zero, zero, 30. Temperature is 80°. I have not checked my phosphorus. I am sure they must be high.
I am doing a 50% water change every week.
There is another thread here:
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/brown-algae-easy-fix.682001/#post-7674080
I am wondering if these chemicals ( FLOURISHEXCELL + ROWAPHOS) are safe for my fish. I do not want to kill my fish.
Thx
Eddie